Week 4 Monday 23rd February: Students finished presentations; Ms Williams did an overview of the Ottoman Empire, Italy and The United States in the lead up to WWI; Scramble for Africa mappign task; Readinn and ocmpleting of source boxes (nobody finished their homework!). Tuesday 24th February: How well have you understood the prelude to World War One? paragraph writing task and mousse eating.
Thursday 26th February: We discussed the paragraph task that was started on Tueday. The focus was largely on structure and how to incorporate references effectively. Please upload your finished response over the weekend to the Student Contributions page.
Week 6 - students worked in groups researching an aspect of World War One and cretaing a PowerPoint presention to be presented to the class during week 7.
Week 7:
Tuesday 10th March - We discussed life on the home front and analysed propaganda posters. The handouts should be completed and submitted by Thursday 12th March (the presentations will also occur on Thursday). Propaganda Worksheets
Thursday: Viewed Triumph of the Will and discussed the persuasive techniques used by the Nazi party to gain support Week 2: Core assessment task - Essay about the rise of the Nazi Party
Week 4
Monday 23rd February: Students finished presentations; Ms Williams did an overview of the Ottoman Empire, Italy and The United States in the lead up to WWI; Scramble for Africa mappign task; Readinn and ocmpleting of source boxes (nobody finished their homework!).
Tuesday 24th February: How well have you understood the prelude to World War One? paragraph writing task and mousse eating.
Websites which may be useful:
http://www.mfa.gov.yu/History/london_treaty_e.html (Secret Treaty between Italy and the Triple Entente)
Thursday 26th February: We discussed the paragraph task that was started on Tueday. The focus was largely on structure and how to incorporate references effectively. Please upload your finished response over the weekend to the Student Contributions page.
Week 6 - students worked in groups researching an aspect of World War One and cretaing a PowerPoint presention to be presented to the class during week 7.
Week 7:
Tuesday 10th March - We discussed life on the home front and analysed propaganda posters. The handouts should be completed and submitted by Thursday 12th March (the presentations will also occur on Thursday).
Propaganda Worksheets
Class Notes
Week 8:
Monday 16th March - Graphic analysis: students were given a propganda poster each to analyse then asked to create their own propaganda poster.
Useful websites:
http://marxists.anu.edu.au/history/australia/1916/woman-manifesto.htm
http://www.firstworldwar.com/index.htm
http://www.anzacday.org.au/history/ww1/homefront/homefront.html
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/propaganda_and_world_war_one.htm
Thursday: Complete homework tasks (reading, posters, source boxes). Teacher led overview of Russia during WWI including the Russin revolution.
Week 9:
Monday - Second stage of the Russian Revolution and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Overview of the Treaty of Versailles. Homework set: participate in online discussion re. the effect of the treaty on Germany.
Week 10:
Monday: Finished watching All Quiet on the Western Front; PowerPoint presentation: Stalinist Rule and the Weimar Republic.
Tuesday: Completed source boxes on pages 111, 115 and 116.
Thursday: Finish PowerPoint Presentation: Rise of the Nazi Party and Facism. Discuss holiday homework.
TERM TWO
Week 1:Monday: Brief overview of the history of the Jews
Tuesday: Nazification webquest
Thursday: Viewed Triumph of the Will and discussed the persuasive techniques used by the Nazi party to gain support
Week 2: Core assessment task - Essay about the rise of the Nazi Party